Designspective - (from a designer's perspective)

D a d a Dada Artwork by John Heartfield, titled "A Berlin Saying", source: http://www.johnheartfield.com An art phenomenon that took place between the time of 1916-1924 in Zurich, Switzerland. According to (thearthistory.org) the term Dada translates to the general meaning of  ANTI-ART, not in the sense of not liking art or having nothing to do with it but instead to not agree on the terms of which "art" is classified under. They believed that War was wrong and the destruction and ideas of the past which had fueled the world war 1 at the time had to be changed and war was not the answer neither was it an acceptable solution to end problems. Although it seemed to be a movement that had no influence from anything at all it had ties to movements such as: - Surrealism - Futurism - Expressionism - Constructivism The word DADA which already stands out from previous art movements that came before leaves no room for imagination or clues as to what it i

Express ionism   Its all about whats inside of you WASSILY KANDINSKY (1866-1944) 'Composition IV', 1911 (oil on canvas) source:  arty factory.com A german movement that was inspired by intensely bright colours that began between the time of 1905- 1925. This movement in itself defines what it is the artist will portray on the canvas. Expressionism broken drown is made up of the word Expressions which are defined as activities represented through emotions or actions. ( Collins, 2017).  Much like the name suggested artists would actually paint based on his or her opinions, ideas and tastes. in a sense what he/she felt rather than painting reality. Not gaining any influence from previous tradition and past practices it is believed that it may have taken parts of its ideals from artists like Vincent Van Gogh and movements such as Fauvism led by Matisse (art movements. cook) suggests. E DVARD MUNCH (1863-1944) 'The Scream', 1893 (oil painting) source: art